My mother-in-law gave this recipe to me, a favorite from her Swedish ancestry (sorry, can't joke about this one) Great for a potluck breakfast. The almond taste is wonderful. Can be made ahead of time and wrapped in foil for a day or two, if it lasts that long!
1 cup butter
2 cups flour
3 eggs
½ tsp. almond extract
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. butter, softened
¼ tsp almond extract
1-2 Tbsp. milk
2 oz. melted cooking chocolate (or use ½ cup melted chocolate chips)
1 Tbsp. butter
In a mixing bowl, cut ½ up butter into 1 cup flour until the size of small peas. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. water and toss with a fork. Form into a ball – divide in half. On a cookie sheet, pat each half into a 12x3’’ strip. Set aside.
In a saucepan, combine ½ cup butter and 1 cup water and heat to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup flour until smooth. Cool 15 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in ½ tsp. almond extract. Spread ½ of mixture over each pastry strip. Bake in 350 degree oven for 55-60 minutes. Cool on wire rack – transfer carefully.
For glaze – combine powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp butter and ¼ tsp almond extract. Stir in enough mild to make spreading consistency. Drizzle over pastries. Melt chocolate and 1 Tbsp. butter and drizzle over top of glaze.
